208207 - Javascript fails to open a new window immediately after closing an older one.

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Core :: DOM: Core & HTML, defect)

Description

[buzzbomb]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.4) Gecko/20030529
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.4) Gecko/20030529

There are several thumbnails on a page. The idea is that a user will click on a
thumbnail and a sized window will pop-up with the picture in it. If the user
proceeds to click on another picture without closing the pop-up window, the
pop-up window will be closed and then recreated with the new picture using
Javascript.

A live example can be found at http://dsinnovations.com/mozilla/ with code
listings, etc.

This isn't a pop-up blocker or Javascript security problem.  No errors are shown
in the Javascript console either.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Go to http://dsinnovations.com/mozilla/
2. Click on the 'X' thumbnail.
3. Note the pop-up window opened by Javascript.
4. Without closing that pop-up window, click on the 'O' thumbnail.
5. The pop-up window is closed properly, but the new window is NOT opened as it
should be.
6. If you click on the 'O' thumbnail again, a pop-up window will be created. 
Return to step 4.
Actual Results:  
The new window isn't opened after the old one is closed.


Expected Results:  
It should have opened a new window with the window.open(...) call.

This worked fine in Mozilla 1.3.  I upgraded to Mozilla 1.4rc1 and noticed it
was broken.  I'm afraid I don't know the exact build in which it broke or changed.

Comment 1

[buzzbomb]

I neglected to mention that this works fine on IE 6 and Netscape 4.x.

Comment 2

[Jesiah S]

WFM LInux 2003060308
OT: I've seen other sites on the net that just replace the popup with a new
image(page?) so you don't have to close and then open a new window, but I don't
know how.

Comment 3

[buzzbomb]

That's fine and easy to do, but certain pictures on some of the sites I develop
are different sizes.  I'm trying to work within constraints of pop-up blocking
and script security.

Comment 4

[Johnny Stenback (:jst)]

I believe this was recently fixed, can you download a fresh build and retest?

Comment 5

[buzzbomb]

Yes.  This works in the 1.5a nightly build I downloaded, but I really think it
needs to be backported to 1.4 final.  Should I contact anyone in particular?

Comment 6

[Johnny Stenback (:jst)]

If it was fixed by bug 205474 as I think it was, then it's already fixed in 1.4
final. Please do test tho, if you have a chance (download the latest 1.4 branch
build and report back).

Comment 7

[buzzbomb]

Yes!  The 6/9/2003 build of Mozilla 1.4 does have this fix implemented.  Way to
go, guys.  Glad I could help...if any.